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How to Find and Date a Doctor in USA - Single Medical Professionals in the US

Doctors make up one of the most successful professional groups in the United States. Not to mention the prestige and respect they command in society for the kind of work they are associated with. Add to this the humane nature of their job and you have one of the most attractive potential dating partners. Here is how to find and date a doctor in USA.

Doctors in USA are one of the best-paid professional groups, higher than college teachers or even engineers in general. Among the doctors too, there is a wide range in earnings. This is partly because of the nature of specialization into various disciplines like cardiology, oncology, obstetrics or family practice. According to the US Department of Labor, doctor’s salaries are separated into the following specialty areas: Family and General Practice, General Internists, Anesthesiologists, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Podiatrists, Surgeons, Psychiatrists and Podiatrists. Among these, the cardiac surgeons and anesthesiologists have some of the highest earnings while salaries of general practitioners and podiatrists are on the lower range. 2003 Statistics from the US Department of Labor reveal that the average salary of general and family practitioner in the USA is $139,640 a year while an anesthesiologist on an average makes around $184,880 a year. Of all the specialists, the one with the most varied salaries were the surgeons. This is mainly due to the nature of a surgeon’s area of specialization. While an American cardiac surgeon can earn as much as $400,000 a year, the average salary of a general surgeon is a mere $103,700. Yet another factor determining a doctor’s salaries is the area of practice. The best paying states for surgeons for example in the US are New Hampshire and Nebraska while general physicians in Nevada can expect to get a higher pay packet than even some specialists.

How can you meet them?

In order to know find potential dates from the medical profession, you have to know where doctors tend to hang out during after-hours. Rather than parking yourself at bars and nightclubs every Saturday night and hoping to chance upon a man or woman in scrubs, you would stand a greater chance of meeting doctors if you frequent the places they do like professional associations or high-end clubs. The American Medical Association is an umbrella organization which includes physicians across the country and whose main aim is to work on important professional and public health issues. However AMA has a chapter in each state which keeps organizing meets, dinners and semi-social events. In fact there is even an American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin should you be looking at potential partners from a particular ethnicity or community. Other than these find about conferences and seminars involving medical professionals in your city. While it may be difficult for non-medicos to gain access to most of these dos, you can try to come as someone else’s guest or manage an entry as a volunteer. Charity medical camps like blood donation events or immunization camps are venues which are easier to gain access to, even though the number of doctors here may be few and eligible ones a matter of supreme luck. Again if you don’t mind a bit of hard work, volunteer at your local hospital and mingle with the staff to discover the doctors in need of a more active social life. Besides professional events, look for lifestyle venues like exclusive resorts or golf clubs where the most successful of doctors are likely to relax over a drink or with a round at the links. Here too, gaining entry will be a test of your resourcefulness but once in, you are more likely to come upon a doctor in a sociable mood and hence willing to chat you up over a martini. Also don’t discount bars and cafes near hospitals since they can have single medicos grabbing a bite or a latte before going back their shifts. Keep your ear open for individuals who drop multi-syllabic medical terms in casual conversations. Finally look through online dating agencies which claim to be able to match you up with doctors among other successful professionals. You can often use their advanced search feature to locate single medical professionals.

What are single doctors looking for?

Assuming that you are determined to date a doctor and that you even know foolproof ways of meeting them, consider if you have what the eligible guys and girls in white robes are looking for. It is not necessary for a doctor to find another super-intelligent partner to be happy in love - quite the contrary really, since a partner with average intelligence is less likely to seem competition. However you should be prepared to offer your doctor date some opportunities of interesting conversation or intellectually-engaging interests if you want your relationship to be compatible on all fronts. At the same time you should have an unfailing sense of humor to get you through those times when your doctor girlfriend has changed plans for the third Friday in a row or when your boyfriend has turned up in an outfit to match his genius. A lighthearted outlook on life is virtually a must for all those dating doctors. Finally you have to possess patience – loads of it. You need to understand that your partner is different from the ones you have dated in the past. He/she may not always remember social commitments or he/she may not always be available when you need a shoulder to cry on or share a good news. At times, your doctor partner may not even be able to give you the kind of attention you deserve – but not because he/she loves you any less, but because there people’s lives and well-beings at stake and to which he/she is bound by professional ethics.

Finally it would be a good idea to keep in mind that established and single doctors are not only very difficult to come across but they are hot property on the dating scene. A more practical option would be to date single students from the medical fraternity. Doctors who choose to specialize study well into their late twenties or early thirties. While they might not be making millions yet, they are more likely to be younger and less difficult to please besides having a very bright future ahead, professionally and with you, personally as well.